Film

[Pedrito]

L.A. Confidential. Always absolutely loved this film but I watched it the other night and really paid attention to every detail and it was like I had never seen it before. Just class. Every actor/actress knocking it out of the park, the setting, the scenes, Kim fookin Bassinger..deadliness.

[open face surgery]

Watched both Deadpool movies last night. Not my usual fortè but enjoyed them. Found the second one funnier.

[Kurt Cocaine]

Watched Scarface recently with my better half. She had never seen it before. She made me turn it off just over half way through.
I watched the rest the following day myself. Jaysus, it hasn't aged well at all. It's actually crap... 

[Carnage]

Yeah, I've always thought it was shit, and Pacino's performance in particular. Spectacularly ugly film, too (which I know is kind of the point, but still).

[Emphyrio]

Ah lads.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

L.A. Confidential. Always absolutely loved this film but I watched it the other night and really paid attention to every detail and it was like I had never seen it before. Just class. Every actor/actress knocking it out of the park, the setting, the scenes, Kim fookin Bassinger..deadliness.

One of the best alright, have watched it countless times.

[Kurt Cocaine]

Ah lads.

Rub the mist off those nostalgia specs lawd...

[Trev]

I only saw Scarface for the first time about 10 years, and didn't see what all the hype was about. I thought it was pretty decent, but nothing I'd go rushing back to watch again

It did want me play GTA Vice City again though

[Emphyrio]

I'll try rope herself into watching it over the weekend and report back. The only complaint I may have is that it's a bit long.

I think it has melded into GTA Vice City over the years, into some sort perfect union of 80s debauchery and outlandishness. I'm not sure if I want to spoil that.

[Emphyrio]

I only saw Scarface for the first time about 10 years, and didn't see what all the hype was about. I thought it was pretty decent, but nothing I'd go rushing back to watch again

It did want me play GTA Vice City again though

Snap.

[Kurt Cocaine]

I'll try rope herself into watching it over the weekend and report back. The only complaint I may have is that it's a bit long.

I think it has melded into GTA Vice City over the years, into some sort perfect union of 80s debauchery and outlandishness. I'm not sure if I want to spoil that.

My advice is, don't watch it again. Keep the memories of it intact....

[CorkonianHunger]

Last few I watched dump.

Dragged Across Concrete
Thunder Road
This Sporting Life
Punch Drunk Love
Buffalo 66
Angel Dust
Thief

[StoutAndAle]

Last few I watched dump.

Thunder Road

Thief

What did you make of "Thunder Road"? I thought it was pretty good - nearly everyone else that I know disliked it.

"Thief" is a great movie. It has that 1970s Hollywood New Wave looseness but the "hey maaaaan" vibes are gone.

Speaking of which - watched Robert Altman's "The Long Goodbye" last night. Hadn't seen it in a long time. Elliott Gould was the coolest bastard around in the 70s.

[CorkonianHunger]

What did you make of "Thunder Road"?

My brother reccomended it as it was a short film before I believe, but I threw it on cause I am a Springsteen fan ha, the song didn't even show up.
I thought had great humour and timing, but also great characters. Liked it a lot.

Thief is just a cool film. The soundtrack is amazing, a good turn into the 80s film.

[StoutAndAle]

My brother reccomended it as it was a short film before I believe, but I threw it on cause I am a Springsteen fan ha, the song didn't even show up.
I thought had great humour and timing, but also great characters. Liked it a lot.

Thief is just a cool film. The soundtrack is amazing, a good turn into the 80s film.

The song "Thunder Road" appears in the short. Cummings couldn't afford to license it for the full length film that he built around it - which I find odd, he managed to get the cash for one of The Boss' biggest hits for a self-funded short but not for a feature film. Perhaps there's different costs for films that could be seen by a wider audience, I don't know. 

Sorry, I brain-jammed halfway through my comment on "Thief" but you finished the thought for me. It has all the looseness of 70s Hollywood but it definitely has a sharpened 1980s edge. The soundtrack by Tangerine Dream is great too. I would have loved to see a film based on Willie Nelson's character.